Publications

January 2008
Case

Dasher Company

By: Roy Shapiro

December 2013
Article

The Costs of Ambient Cultural Disharmony: Indirect Intercultural Conflicts in Social Environment Undermine Creativity

By: Roy Y.J. Chua

Intercultural tensions and conflicts are inevitable in the global workplace. This paper introduces the concept of ambient cultural disharmony—indirect experience of intercultural tensions and conflicts in individuals' immediate social environment—and demonstrates how... View Details

Keywords: Creativity; Culture

January 2010
Case

DR Corporation

DR Corporation is a manufacturer of major appliances. The traffic manager is facing a decision of selecting a carrier for the inbound movement of motors. The primary case decisions are 1) what factors are critical to the decision; 2) how to calculate the tradeoffs... View Details

Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Decision Choices and Conditions; Managerial Roles; Logistics; Supply Chain Management; Truck Transportation; Consumer Products Industry

September 1994 (Revised August 2003)
Exercise

EXTEND Simulation Exercises in Process Analysis (C), Exercise Three

Third set of exercises meant to be used with EXTEND, a simulation system created by Imagine That, Inc. of San Jose, California. These exercises allow students to investigate the impact of variable processing times on the performance of simple in-line processes.... View Details

Keywords: Business Processes

September 1991
Supplement

The Bibb Co. (D)

January 1990 (Revised February 1990)
Teaching Note

Sedalia Revisited, Teaching Note

Teaching Note for (9-687-004). View Details

Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Design; Quality; System; Employees; Framework; Competition; Production; Strategy

January 1990 (Revised February 1990)
Teaching Note

Great Lakes Diversified Corp.: The Detroit Plant--1980, Teaching Note

September 1988 (Revised September 1994)
Background Note

Note on Process Analysis (Abridged)

Provides an introductory note to production processes and the use of flow diagrams. View Details

Keywords: Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Management Practices and Processes; Production

February 1986 (Revised September 1987)
Supplement

Simulation Exercises in Process Analysis (A2): Discussion of Exercise 1

October 1982
Case

Boise Cascade Office Products Division (B)

Keywords: Business Divisions

October 1982
Case

Shenandoah Provision and Supply Co. (A) (Condensed)

June 1982 (Revised May 1995)
Case

Ellis Manufacturing Co.

Ellis finds itself in a weakening competitive position largely due to the lack of rationalization in its plants. Driven by a strong traditionally decentralized sales organization, Ellis finds that all plants want control over all product lines. As a result, overall... View Details

Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Cost; Analytics and Data Science; Brands and Branding; Performance Capacity; Competitive Strategy; Construction Industry